The Future of American Democracy
Despite significant gains in voter turnout over the last decade, young people still lag behind in terms of representation within the American electorate, and are among the populations most vulnerable to voting rights rollbacks.
The fundamental fact of our electoral process is that one cannot vote if one is not registered. The first step in ensuring that young people cease to be underrepresented in the electorate is to institutionalize access to voter registration.
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Delaware Bill to Allow Youth Voter Preregistration Moves Forward in Senate
The Delaware General Assembly is considering legislation that would allow teenagers to register to vote when they apply for a... Read more
Election Day Preparations Reach New Heights, but Will Voters Turn Out?
If there is a checklist for Election Day preparations, policy makers, candidates, and voter registration advocates have covered many bases... Read more
The Sierra Club and Voting for America Announce Partnership to Help Register Young Americans in 2010
Today the Sierra Club, America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization, and Voting for America, an affiliate of the voting rights nonprofit Project Vote, announced a new nonpartisan initiative to help over 50,000 students of community and four-year colleges in seven states register to vote for the 2010 election. Read more
Maryland Becomes Fifth State to Enact Preregistration Law
Yesterday, Governor Martin O’Malley signed HB 217, a bill to permit 16 and 17-year-old citizens to preregister to vote, into... Read more
Voting Rights Coalition Offers New Jersey Guidance on High School Voter Registration
As part of an ongoing effort to make voter registration easier and more accessible for young citizens, Project Vote –... Read more
Gov. O’Malley Urged to Sign Bill to Provide Preregistration to Teen Citizens
Last week, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill to allow 16-year olds to preregister to vote. If signed by... Read more
Maryland Legislature Adopts Bill to Enfranchise Youth
On Monday, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its business for the 2010 legislative session. Though several promising pieces of legislation... Read more
This Week’s Election Legislation Hearings
Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows: Read more
N.J. Dept. of Education Investigates High School Registration Rules
In a group effort with the New Jersey Department of Public Advocate and several other organizations, Project Vote filed papers... Read more
Looking Beyond the College Campus in Youth Voter Engagement Efforts
Engaging young citizens in the democratic process is an issue that lawmakers and voting rights advocates have long attempted to... Read more